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As independent reserve engineers for CAMAC Energy Inc. (CAMAC), Gaffney, Cline & Associates, Inc. (GCA) hereby confirms that it has granted and not withdrawn its consent to the inclusion of information contained in our report as of December 31, 2012, and to the inclusion of our report as an exhibit in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012, of CAMAC Energy Inc. and in the registration statements (File No. 333-163869 and File No. 333-167013) on Form S-3 and (File No. 333-152061, File No. 333-160737, and File No. 333-175294) on Form S-8.